Angle of Attack

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From the very first shipboard landing by Eugene Ely in 1911 to the latest debates surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles, Angle of Attack: How Naval Aviation Changed the Face of War chronicles the triumphs and challenges that Naval Aviation has faced since its invention, and brings to life the largely untold story of one of the pillars in our national defense structure.

Angle of Attack tells the story of a hundred years of Naval aviation, from wobbly gliders to supersonic jets. The two-part series charts how technological innovations shaped strategic choices and, conversely, how strategic imperatives propelled Naval aviation toward innovation and reinvention.

While chronicling the technological and strategic advancements of Naval aviation, Angle of Attack also highlights the aviators, the people in the cockpits who give life to the machines and their mission.

 
Angle of Attack was first broadcast in November 2011 on PBS.

 

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• Written & Produced by
  Chana Gazit
  Thomas Lennon

  Directors of Photography
  Thomas Lennon
  Glen Mordeci

  Editors
  Nancy Novack
  Maeve O’Boyle
  Merril Stern

  Narrator
  Michael Murphy

  Composer
  Mark Suozzo

  Technical Coordinator
  Charles Farrell

  Associate Producer
  Julia Conley

  Archival Researchers
  Joy Conley
  Tiffany Hagger
  Judy Aley

  Researcher
  Erika Howard

  Additional Camera
  Charles Farrell
  and
  Lt Cdr Tim Kray
  Lt Cdr Gabe Pincelli
  Lt Eric Disher
  Lt Patrick Foster
  Lt Justin Mason
  Lt Jarred Redford

  Sound
  Charles Farrell
  Mark Mandler
  Len Schmitz

  Gaffer
  Doug Cordonier
  Ned Hallick
  Russell Senato
  Russell Wicks

  Grip
  Brett Carleton

  Production Assistants
  Zachery Houston
  Brigette Proctor
  Rebecca Weber
  Josh Mankoff

  Assistant Editors
  Charles Farrell
  Jason Johnson-Spinos

  Animator
  Erin Natal

  Compositing
  Hiroaki Sasa

  For The Documentary Group:

  Graphics
  Victoria Nece

  Production Coordinator
  Heidi Christenson

  Executive Producer
  Tom Yellin